Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908–1964) was perhaps the most widely read English-language author in the West in the 50s and 60s. Such a grandiose - and well-deserved - popularity for the writer was “provided” by the end-to-end hero of all his books. James Bond, Agent 007 is not ideal, but resilient, always ready to fight evil and always defeating it, Bond is still the idol of many generations of readers today. The second volume of the Works includes the novels “Diamonds Are Forever”, “From Russia with Love” and “Dr. But.”